Moong Lentil Rice

Name: Moong Lentil Rice (Khichri)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves: 2-3 persons
Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati Rice (pre-soaked for 30 minutes); 1 tsp Garlic Paste/Powder; ¾ cup Moong Daal; 1 tsp Ginger Paste/Powder; 1 tsp Garlic Paste/Powder; 1 Black Cardamom; 4 Cloves; 1 tsp Ginger Paste/Powder; 1 small Onion (finely sliced); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1 tsp Salt; 10 Black Peppercorns; ½ inch Cinnamon Stick; 4-5 tbsp Oil

Khichri

Preparation info

Serves:
2-3
persons

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

VIRSA

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

About

Khichri is the quintessential comfort food, in which lentil and rice are cooked together. It is often cooked when someone is sick or has an upset stomach, as it uses minimal spices. There are two variations of khichri cooked in our family; one has a soup-like consistency, while this recipe is more on the dry side.

Ingredients

1 cup Basmati Rice (pre-soaked for 30 minutes)
¾ cup Moong Daal
1

Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Fry onions until they become golden-brown.

Add all the spices along with ginger paste and garlic paste, and fry for a few minutes.

Add 3 cups of water and salt and bring it to a boil.

Add the soaked (and drained) rice, and cook on medium-high flame.

When